NURS 5463 TEST 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Endings of benign and cancerous growths - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-oma=benign growth
-cacinoma=malignant growth
-sarcoma/myoma=malignant growth of muscle
-Carcinoma in Situ=early or pre-invasive carcinoma of the glandular or squamous epithelia tissue
what is myleocytic, lymphocytic, multiple myeloma - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-myleocytic=excessive
production of granulocytes
-lymphocytic=excessive production of lymphocytes
-multiple myeloma=excessive production of plasma cells
What is paraneoplastic syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Consequence of the presence of cancer in
the body, but is not due to the local presence of cancer cells or direct invasion, obstruction, or
metastasis of cancer. Mediated by humoral factors excreted by tumor cells or an immune response
against the tumor.
What is the most common gynecologic malignancy? Expand - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Epithelial ovarian
cancer
-increases with age
-Presence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations
-Early menarche is a risk factors
-Risk decreased by pregnancy, use of contraceptive, breast feeding > 1 year, hysterectomy, salpingo-
oophorectomy
-80% have CA125 marker
-only dx by surgical exploration
-bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at 35y.o. or after bearing children; decreases risk by 90%
What is the most common gynecologic malignancies in developed countries? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-
adenocarcinoma of the endometrium
-avg age 61
Endings of benign and cancerous growths - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-oma=benign growth
-cacinoma=malignant growth
-sarcoma/myoma=malignant growth of muscle
-Carcinoma in Situ=early or pre-invasive carcinoma of the glandular or squamous epithelia tissue
what is myleocytic, lymphocytic, multiple myeloma - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-myleocytic=excessive
production of granulocytes
-lymphocytic=excessive production of lymphocytes
-multiple myeloma=excessive production of plasma cells
What is paraneoplastic syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Consequence of the presence of cancer in
the body, but is not due to the local presence of cancer cells or direct invasion, obstruction, or
metastasis of cancer. Mediated by humoral factors excreted by tumor cells or an immune response
against the tumor.
What is the most common gynecologic malignancy? Expand - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Epithelial ovarian
cancer
-increases with age
-Presence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations
-Early menarche is a risk factors
-Risk decreased by pregnancy, use of contraceptive, breast feeding > 1 year, hysterectomy, salpingo-
oophorectomy
-80% have CA125 marker
-only dx by surgical exploration
-bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at 35y.o. or after bearing children; decreases risk by 90%
What is the most common gynecologic malignancies in developed countries? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-
adenocarcinoma of the endometrium
-avg age 61
